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Isis
Isis , nature goddess whose worship, originating in ancient Egypt, gradually extended throughout the lands of the Mediterranean world during the Hellenistic period and became one of the chief religions of the Roman Empire. The worship of Isis, combined with that of her brother and husband Osiris ... Read more |
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World Cup
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Worlds Columbian Exposition
World's Columbian Exposition. See World's Fairs and Expositions.... Read more |
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World Fellowship of Buddhists
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Fellowship of Isis
Fellowship of Isis An international, neopagan religious organization founded in 1976 by author and painter Olivia Robertson to revive worship and communion with the feminine principle of the deity in the form of the goddess Isis and to promote knowledge of the world's matriarchal religions. The... Read more |
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Osiris
Osiris , in Egyptian religion , legendary ruler of predynastic Egypt and god of the underworld. He was the son of the sky goddess Nut and the earth god Geb. The great benefactor of mankind, Osiris brought to the people knowledge of agriculture and civilization. In a famous myth he was treacherously... Read more |
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Apis
Apis , in Egyptian religion, sacred bull of Memphis, said to be the incarnation of Osiris or of Ptah. His worship spread throughout the Mediterranean world and was particularly important during the time of the Roman Empire. See also Serapis .... Read more |
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Ancient World
ANCIENT WORLD ANCIENT WORLD. During the Renaissance, many Europeans were intensely fascinated with the ancient world, that is, the civilizations of ancient Greece and Rome. This fascination is quite understandable. The physical remains of these civilizations |
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ancestor worship
ancestor worship ritualized propitiation and invocation of dead kin. Ancestor worship is based on the belief that the spirits of the dead continue to dwell in the natural world and have the power to influence the fortune and fate of the living. Ancestor worship has been found in various parts of... Read more |
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Adolf Hoffmann (ed.). Agyptische Kulte und ihre Heiligtumer im Osten des...
...located in the Roman lower city of ancient...possible development of Isis (the last two contributions...intermissions due to both world wars, nothing conclusive...the involvement of Roman government in religious...Serena Ensoli on the Isis ... |